: Are you suggesting that the prophets and humans (we'll ignore the rest of the
: Covies for the moment) were both Forerunners in that they were two
: different species that (Covenant-like) lived and worked together? Or are
: you suggesting that they were the same species and that the prophets and
: humans just evolved divergently (or were purposely made different in the
: process of splitting up and firing the Halos)?

: -Sep7imus

Well, my idea was that they were two separate species that lived in peace, but the evolution theory could work as well.